Dinamo Minsk vs Spartaks Jurmala Prediction 30 June 2016

17:22 29.06.16

Dinamo Minsk take on visitors from Latvia Spartaks in the first leg of Europa League qualifying match. The game will be played at Traktor Stadium on Thursday, June 30th.

Dinamo show quite solid results in domestic league this season but they suffered two unexpected defeats right before the start of European campaign to Neman, 0-1, and Isloch, 1-3. The team has gained 23 points in 14 league matches with 20-16 overall goal difference. Six home matches gained today’s hosts four wins, one draw and one defeat, showing solid defensive football with six goals scored and two allowed.

Spartaks are the leaders of elite Latvian division, showing excellent results. The visiting side has gained 28 points with 24-6 goal difference in 12 matches, maintaining four-points handicap before the second place in the standings. The team is on four-match winning run with 12-2 aggregate score. Latvian side played six matches on the road this season, recording four wins, one draw and one defeat.

The opponents haven’t played a single head-to-head before. The hosts of the match should have advantage in upcoming match while Latvian team would be focused on avoiding defeat in the match. On top of that, Dinamo don’t show high scoring and we can expect small number of goals in the match.